SDR QXEA9700022

Service difficulty report · Apu · Fokker F28MK1000

Difficulty date: February 3, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N462AU
Make and model: Fokker F28MK1000
Aircraft serial: 11054
System (JASC): 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
Part: Apu
Part number: 38075412
Condition: Odor
Location: Aft Fuselage
Stage of operation: CR
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRONG BURNING ODOR FILLS COCKPIT AND CABIN WITH COCKPIT PACK ON AND DUCT TEMPERATURE ABOVE 20 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. ODOR IS GONE WHEN THE COCKPIT PACK IS OFF, PROBLEM TRACED TO THE APU. APU REPLACED IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL, APU AIR OPS CHECKED GOOD ON RUN.

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